TO THE COURT OF AVA. 189 
The letter of the Governor-General was here 
removed with the same forms as upon its intro¬ 
duction. 
E. I now propose that we should enter upon 
the more immediate business of our meeting.— 
B. We assent. 
E. The meeting was especially agreed upon 
for the purpose of negotiating a commercial ar¬ 
rangement, as provided for in the treaty con¬ 
cluded at Yandabo.— B. We have perused at¬ 
tentively the Burman translation of the Gover¬ 
nor-General’s letter, which is suitable and friend¬ 
ly. Having finished this important matter, we 
propose that the discussion of the Commercial 
Treaty should be postponed until another day. 
E. I cannot accede to this proposal. The 
meeting was agreed upon only for the purpose 
of discussing the commercial arrangement, and 
it has not even been entered upon.— B. Since 
you are desirous of entering upon the negotia¬ 
tion to-day, we assent. 
E. I have brought the written powers which 
I hold from the Governor-General to treat, and 
am ready to produce them. I wish to see your 
powers, and that copies should be exchanged. 
The credentials of both parties were here pro¬ 
duced, translations made, and copies exchanged. 
The powers of the Burman negotiators, who 
